The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28
bRAIN-RAckERs.

Conundrums-1. Printers, for theirs are spelled
! with only two letters. 2 -. D. when lac IS ~
love. 4, The Adjutant 5. oneis a halter aud the
other is her hat.
Geographical Double-Monday. partridge, sa
! bine Mexico, Fillmore City.
Dish of Frnit-sickle pears, strawberry, water.
! melon, canieloupe, currant, banana, blackheari
/ cherry.
Reversions-Pool, loop; May. yam deem. need
meet, teen; room, moor; net ten; nib, bin.
Palindromes-Poop, pop. eye, Eve.
Star PUZZLE 10 2 frigatc; 90 3, freshen TO 3
edition; 10 G, chariot TO 6, atheist 10 D
Geographical Enigma-Lal1e Minnetonlza.
Governors Enigma-oliver y. Morton.
Diagonal Square-w, bag, earls, barrier, war
Tanted. glinted. setee. red, a.
Great Leader-The letter A.
CoNUNDRUMs.
]. What tree is of the greatest importance in his
torys
.. why is the letter C in Cicero like Arabiag
8. When is a piece Of wood like queeng
4. What Is that Of which we have two every hour,
two every day, two every week and two every
year?
5. What is that which every one needs, which
every one gives, which every one asks and which
very few takc?-AIaude Box III, Luther, Mich.
ANAGRAM.
IIa! levi orr su lal, NOSE twese pohe sile,
Peedly rubbed form NAHUM seey;
Dan nj het rcehfaier, nages yam
Lori eht noset roim lis varge Way.
Florence and Bell.
HIDDEN ANIMALS.
J. Island i'm Great Salt Lake. . Swamp I'm North
Carolina. 8 City in Isle of Wight. Z. Bay OF
Africa 3. Creek in New Jersey. &. Island in Pa
cihc. T. Three lakes in Canada. s. Three rivers
in Canada 9. River in Montana. 10. River in
Utah. IL. Mountains i'm Colorado. L. River in
Dakota. Is. River in Wisconsin. IL. Lake in Wis
consin.-James r. Cutler, Belle Vernon, Pa.
POLITICAL TANGLE.
tIaw mad lhacw; rebeof YIN seey
hintkmes het ghtn worsg hint mad rayg;
j falw dina gaMht eth Stefane kigss
of csc het ldenog pesras rispue
Bhtneae tell meorlalim 70 ayd.
ID. 4. Lyons, Spencer, Iowa.
WORD SQUARE.
j. A genus of marine mousks fconehl.
. Made even.
B. Enlarged or dressed out
a. A lodger.
g. Nenomous serpenis OF the genus vipera.
-odell Cyclone, odell. Ill
CRYPToGRAM.
Shyq zmal n irz lbs
cherfg enl frcrar;
Cur qneN hasngubZrg
pnrf los bprna one,
Shyg zmal syhjre VI obea
gb oyhfu hafrTh;
Nag lnigr VIZ byrrgarrf ba
CUR qrdreg nye.
Leisure Hour Library" for first and second COR
rect solutions sent me. Prizes awarded by lot
U. Il. Curry, Hope, ID. II.
INDIAN WARRIOR.
X
KosoE
with the Sonth ia the rebellion. One dollar given
for the first correct answer sent me, date Of mailing
on the envelope 10 be taken for time. A. sam
ders, Bath, Me.
Once upon time two rivers. one in Asia, the
other in America, agreed TO flow directly toward
each other until they should meet. When they
were about 10 meet "A noble Scotch chieftain acci-
dentaly stepped between their mouths, preventing
the proposed meeting. So all three were changed
60 a city and located in South AmeTica.-Samuel ).
Dickson, Tyrone, Pa
RUDE RENEGADE.
In short not in long:
In right, not IN wrong;
In Sam, not in Will;
In John, not IN Phil;
In man. not in boy:
In George not in Roy;
In night, not ia day;
In river. not in bay;
In pistol, not in gun;
In many, not In none.
My whole was AS bloodthirsty renegade as ever
ived.-Ed. Mack. Union Ind.
CROSSWORD ENIGMA.
In yes not in no:
Ia come, not IN go;
In sport, not IN play;
In month not in day;
In pen, not in ink;
In die. not in live;
In take. not in give;
la stay. not ia last;
Whole ~ numbered with the past.
Prize for first correct answer.-John A. Lyle,
Downs, Kan.
POETS ENIGMA.
lam composed Of II letters:
My3, T. IL is an ANIMAL
j, 8, is body OF water;
j, p 9, Z, Is form;
7,5, 9 Il "A vegetable;
2, 8, 3. 10 is "a kind Of fruit;
!, o. 3, 4 il TO find;
., 2, 10 IL "A part of the head
Myrtle and Eva, Clarksburg, Mo.
AUTHORS ENIGMA.
In high, not in low;
In sure, not IN slow;
In long. not in short;
In hall, not in fort:
In cream, not in milk;
In cotton, not in silk:
In pudding, not In bread;
In wed, not in dread;
In play, not in fight;
In day not In night.
Ny whole T. an author. Novel by the author for
first correct TO my address-Maggie l..
Hover. Madalin, n. Y.
BIBLE ENIGMA.
A scTiptural quotation composed OF % letters:
My ], %, 4. is narrative;
IS, % 81, ~ is a lake;
%, 30 -. IL, I6 Is moisture:
2, IL, g. Z IL number of animals;
10, 3, q, % is an important mandatory;
9. lG. 5. -. ID, G, II, wet, rainy;
II, u, -, 10, 20 10, sly, cunning;
%. 20 n, y. desire;
IS, q. ., 20, 2s IL "A headland.
Mrs. 5. A. Goodwin, Emporium, Pa